Spring-gun



v(No Model.)

J. F. KLINGLESMITH.

SPRING GUN.

Patented Feb. 19, 1889K.

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PRlNGnGUN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 398,265, dated February19, 1889. Application filed February 27, 1888. Serial NoA 265,386.' (Nomodel.)

following is a full, clear, and exact dcscription, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

This is a device more especially intendtd for shooting marbles or ballsof any material. For instance, in positions where hard balls might dodamage, 'rubber or other sott balls may be used.

Figure I is a side view ot' the device inform of a gun, showing theparts in position for' firing. Fig. II is a similar view to Fig. I,except that the parts are in the position they occupy after tiring. Fig.III is a longitudinal section at III III, Fig. VII, showing the barreland part of the frame. Fig. IV is a longitudinal section at IV IV, Fig.V, showing the slide block and trigger. Fig. V is a front view of theslide bleek and trigger. Fig. VI is a perspective view of one of thestraps by which the frame is secured to the filling-piece of the stock.Fig. VII is a front view of the barrel. Fig. VIII shows the device inthe form of a pistol, the saine beingl a side view.

The device has a skeleton frame, which is shown made oi wire. rIhe frameforms the stoel; l, from which extend the top bar, 2, and bottom bar,The forward ends of these bars are riveted in or otherwise attached tolugs 1l upon the breech-piece 5 oi' the barrel. The breech-piece has atits front end a screwthreaded socket, 6, into which screws the barrel 7within the socket. Beneath the end of the barrel is confined the outeredge of a dat ring, 8, of rubber, whose inner edge, 9, extends as a lipinto the barrel, so as to prevent the accidental escape oli' the balll0, The breech-phare has a rounded cavity, ll, to receive the inner partol' the ball.

l2 is a circular wire, which is inserted between the barrel and therubber to hold the rubber tightly in place.

The breech-piece has ai the rear end a tubular projection, 1S, in whichworks the rcdueed end la of a pin, l5, by whose rapid forward movementthe ball is ejected from the barrel, The pin l5 is bored axially fromits rear end for the greater part of its length, and in the bore 16 isinserted the forward part of a rod, 17, which thus forms a guide for thepin, and also limits the lbacluvard movement of the pin by theinipingement of the inner end of the bore lr6 against the end of therod.'

The rear end of the guide-rod is screwed into or otherwise Iirmly fixedto the block l8,whieh is attached to the stoel: by wire ties lfl, or byany other suitable means.

2O is a filling-piece, into which the upper and lower parts of thestoel: l are grooved, and to which they are held by straps 2l,whieh passsomething over once around the stock, so that their ends lap past eachother. The ends A are turned inward in spurs 92,?wl1ich are forced intothe wood or other material of which the filling-piece consists.

2S is the trigger-block, which has a hole, 24, through which the rod 17passes, and a hole or notch, 25, in its upper part, through which theframe-bar 2 passes, the rod and ba'r forming guides for thetrigger-block.

2G is the trigger, pivoted at 27 and working in a longitudinal slot ofthe block. The inner end, 28, of the trigger is eamshaped, so that whenit is in the position shown in Figs. I or IV it engages in one'of aseries of' recesses, 29, in the under side of the rod 17 and holds thetriggerbloek back at any point to which it may have been pulled. Thenthe trigger is drawn back into the position shown in Fig. II, thetriggerbloek is at liberty to move forward, which it does under theaction of the coiled spring 30. The rear end of the spring is passedthrough holes 3l in flanges 32 of the trigger-block, and the front endof the spring is passed through holes 33 in. the flanges 34 upon thebreech-block. The coiled spring surrounds the pin l5 so loosely that thepin has free forward movement when struck-by the trigger-block.

The lower bar, 2l, of the frame is turned into a loop, 35, so as to forma hand-rest in the handling of the gun. The lapping part of the loop issecured by a wire tie, 36, or by soldering or otherwise. The part of thebar 3 b etween the'loop35 and the stock is arranged at such a distancefrom the trigger-block as to allow the trigger to pass freely over thelinger whenl tiring the gun.

It is obvious that in place of the extension- IOO spring 30 thetrigger-block may be propelled forward by a compression-spring betweenthe trigger-block and the block 18, having its ends bearing against theblocks. It will be seen that the force of the spring is regulated by thedistance the trigger-Mock is drawn back, the trigger being` engaged ineither of' the reeesses or notches 2f).

I claim- 1. A toy gun havinga barrel provided with a flexible annularlip, 9, to prevent the aceidental. escape of the ball, as explained.

9. The combination, in a toy gun having a barrel, of a pin workingthrough the breech of the barrel, a trigger-block arranged to iinpingeupon the rear end of the pin, a trigger in said block adapted to holdand release the block, and a spring forcing the trigger-block againstthe pin, substantially as set forth.

The combination, in a toy gun, of a barrel, a pin extending through thebreech of the barrel, a trigger-block sliding on a guide-rod andarranged to impinge upon the pin, aj spring arranged to 'force thetrigger-block against the pin, and a trigger working in the block andadapted to enga-ge the guide-rod, for the purpose set forth. y

L1. The combination, in a toy gun, of a pin working endwise and adaptedby impiiiging upon the ball to force it from the gun, a trigger-blockforced against the pin by a spring,

a guide-bar on which the trigger-block slides, provided with recessesfor the engagement oi' the trigger, and a trigger adapted to engage saidrecesses, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination, in a toy gun, of the movable pin 15, having areduced end, 14, Working through the breech of the barrel, the guide-rod17, entering an axial bore of the pin and forming at once a guide and aback stop to they pin, a trigger-block having a trigger engaging t-heguide-rod, a spring forcing the trigger-block against the pin 15, and astock to which the rear end of the guidesrod is attached.

6. The combination, in a toy gun, of the frame having a continuous barhaving parts 1, 2, and 3, forming the frame of the stock and connectingit to the barrel, a guide-rod secured at therear end to the stock, a pinpassing through the breech of the barrel and having an axial borereceiving the forward part of the guide-rod, a trigger-block sliding onthe guide-rod and the upper 'frame-bar, 2, a trigger Working in thetrigger-block and engaging the guide-rod, and a spring acting to forcethe trigger-block against the pin, for the purpose set forth.

JOHN F. KLlNGLESMlTl-I. lVitnesses:

SAML. KNIGHT, JOS. VVAHLE.

